SCENE II. A Room in the House of MARTINO. Enter MARTINO and LEVIDOLCHE. Mart. You cannot answer what a general tongue Objects against your folly; I may curse The interest you lay claim to in my blood. Your mother, my dear niece, did die, I thought, Too soon, but she is happy; had she lived Till now, and known the vanities your life Hath dealt in, she had wish'd herself a grave Before a timely hour. Lev. Sir, consider My sex; were I mankind,' my sword should quit Mart. Levidolche, Hypocrisy puts on a holy robe, Yet never changeth nature; call to mind In love, and married,―married (hark ye!) whom? Your childhood then excused that fault. Lev. Pray let not me be bandied, sir and baffled, By your intelligence. Mart. So touch'd to the quick! Fine mistress, I will then rip up at length Were so, and I must countenance the reasons; 1 i. e. masculine, mannish. The expression occurs continually in our old dramatists. On better hopes I did, nay, took you home, Your alteration; joy'd to entertain Such visitants of worth and rank as tender'd Civil respects: but then, even then Lev. What then? Sweet uncle, do not spare:-whose strumpet am I? For that's your plainest meaning. Mart. Were you modest, The word you utter'd last would force a blush. He parts with gold and jewels like a free And liberal purchaser! he wriggles in To ladies' pleasures by a right of pension: But you know none of this! you are grown a taverntalk, Matters for fiddlers' songs. I toil to build To pluck up the foundation: even this morning, Lev. Uncles are privileged More than our parents; some wise man in state To earn my bread, than from a friend's by gift, VOL. II.-4 Mart. Come, come, to the point. Due to a ravisher of sober truth, Just in the wenches' trim and garb: these prayers Speak your devotions purely. Lev. Sir, alas! [Weeps. Would all their spite could harryl my contents Mart. There is; but first Sit in commission on your own defects, Of my vexation. Lev. All the short remains Of undesired life shall only speak The extremity of penance; your opinion Mart. Enough; thy tears prevail Lev. My miseries, As in a glass, present me the rent face Of an unguided youth. Mart. No more.— Enter TRELCATIO with an open letter. Trelcatio! Some business speeds you hither. Trel. Happy news Signor Martino, pray your ear; my nephew, 1 Could harry my contents,] i. e. worry, torment, drive by violence, &c.-GIFFORD. Let's be exceeding private-is return'd High in the duke of Florence's respects; "T is said, but make no words-that he has firk'd And mumbled the rogue Turks. Mart. Why would you have His merits so unknown? Trel. I am not yet Confirm'd at full-withdraw, and you shall read All what this paper talks. Mart. So!-Levidolche, You know our mind, be cheerful.-Come, Trelca tio, Causes of joy or grief do seldom happen [Exeunt MART. and TREL. Lev. Even so, wise uncle! much good do ye.Discover'd! I could fly out, mix vengeance with my love- My hot in blood, rare lord, grows cold too! well, SCENE III. An Apartment in ADURNI's House. Enter PIERO, AMORETTA, FUTELLI, and CASTANNA. Piero. In the next gallery you may behold Such living pictures, lady, such rich pieces, Of kings, and queens, and princes, that you'd think They breathe and smile upon you. Amor. Ha they crownths, Great crownths oth gold upon their headths? Piero. Pure gold; Drawn all in state. Amor. How many horthes, pray, Are ith their chariots? Piero. Sixteen, some twenty. Cast. My sister! wherefore left we her alone? Where stays she, gentlemen? Fut. Viewing the rooms; "Tis like you'll meet her in the gallery: This house is full of curiosities, Most fit for ladies' sights. Amor. Yeth, yeth, the thight Of printhethes ith a fine thight. Piero. Sweet ladies, this way; see the doors sure. Fut. Doubt not. [Aside to FUT. [Exeunt. SCENE IV. Another Room in the same.-A Banquet set out. Enter ADURNI and SPINELLA.-A Song within. Place and privacy invite. Do, do! be kind as fair. Lose not opportunity for air. Adur. Plead not, fair creature, without sense of pity, So incompassionately 'gainst a service, In nothing faulty more than pure obedience: |